Events of Interest
The EU and China as Global Actors: The Cases of Syria and Africa
Adolphus Busch Hall 27 Kirkland St., Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeakers: Catherine Gegout, Harvard Kennedy School Fidel Sendagort, Former Ambassador of Spain to Egypt The panelists will discuss the differing approaches towards conflict management, and the different ways through which China […]
Michael Kingston – Arctic Shipping and the Northern Sea Route, Shipping Trends, and The New Polar Code Regulations: The Concerns and Contributions of The International Insurance Industry
CGIS South Room S354 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeaker: Michael Kingston, Managing Director, Michael Kingston Associates; Special Advisor, Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME) Working Group, Arctic Council Moderator: George Soroka, Lecturer, Harvard University; Center Associate, Davis Center […]
Wen Luo – The Application of GIS in the Historical Settlement Geography
Speaker: Wen Luo, Deputy Director, Research Department on Cultural and Natural Resources, Tsinghua Tongheng Planning and Design Institute; Visiting Scholar, IQSS(CBDB Project), Harvard University Light refreshments provided RSVP to HYL.EADH@GMAIL.COM
Mandopop: 40 Years of Chinese Popular Music and Culture
Hall D, Science Center 1 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesWatch again: Listen again: Speakers: GAO Xiaosong 高曉松 FANG Wenshan (Vincent Fang) 方文山 LUO Dayou (Lo Ta-yu) 羅大佑 Yin Yue 尹約 This is a ticketed event. Only ticket holders will be allowed in the auditorium. All available tickets have been distributed. This talk will be conducted in a mixture of English and Mandarin.
Workshop – Ocean, Island, Shore: Placing the Global Pacific in the Age of Climate Change
HUCE Seminar Room 440 26 Oxford St. - Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, MA, United States9:00-9:05 opening remarks by organizers Chair: Xiaofei Gao (Fung Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University Asia Center) 9:05-9:50 John Huth (Donner Professor of Science, Department of Physics, Harvard University) Discussant: Christina Thompson (Editor, Harvard Review, Harvard University) 9:50-10:35 John Hayashi (Ph.D. […]
Panel Discussion – Tiananmen at 30
CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium (S010) 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA, United StatesWatch again on YouTube: Listen again on Soundcloud: Read and download a transcript of this event here. Speakers: Hao Jian, Professor, Beijing Film Academy Louisa Lim, Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne; Author, The People's Republic of Amnesia: Tiananmen Revisited Wang Dan, Founder and Executive Director of Dialogue China Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Chancellor’s Professor of History, University of […]
Conference – Interpreting Energy Dependence in Eurasia
CGIS South S020, Belfer Case Study Room 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA, United StatesEnergy dependence is the leitmotif of Eurasian political economy. The concept recurs in official speeches and is often invoked to imply a threat. The higher the level of dependence on hydrocarbon imports, […]
Exhibition Reception – Calligraphy • China Gene : Ronghua Jing
Gutman Library 6 Appian Way, Camrbidge, MA, United States"One brush reveals all" is the secret of calligraphy and the key of decoding aesthetics of traditional Chinese art. This exhibition consists of ten calligraphies and ten Chinese paintings, including Chinese landscape paintings and Chinese bird paintings. The connotation of Twin Ten, 十全十美 (Ten in Whole, Ten in Beauty) implies perfection in Chinese culture. In […]
Exhibition – Fire Dream: Zhao Meng and the Reinvention of the Clay Medium
CGIS South CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA, United StatesExploring the myriad material possibilities of clay, Zhao pushes the boundaries of the medium while reworking traditional forms. A closing reception and panel discussion will feature artists and scholars Brad […]
Wilt L. Idema – A Second Look at the Precious Scroll of the Red Gauze (Hongluo Baojuan 紅羅寶卷): Some Considerations on the Development of the Genre
CGIS South S020, Belfer Case Study Room 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeaker: Wilt L. Idema, Professor of Chinese Literature Emeritus, Harvard University When the Precious Scroll of the Red Gauze was first introduced to the academic world, it was presented as the earliest work in the genre, as its edition was believed to date from the Yuan dynasty (1260-1368). By now it is acknowledged that this […]
Mobilities & Immobilities: Histories of Modern Migration to and in the Americas
William James Hall, Room 1550 33 kirkland st, cambridge, MA, United StatesFor complete information, visit www.migrantherstory.com.
Jeffrey Ding – Law, Technology, and China’s AI Dream
Room 100, Pound Hall 1563 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeaker: Jeffrey Ding, Researcher, Center for Governance of AI, Future of Humanity Institute, University of Oxford and Creator of AI Newsletter East Asian Legal Studies Lunchtime Talk